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DataStepPDV in Sas
DataStepPDV in Sas
DataStepPDV in Sas
using PDV
Mohamed Mehatab
Hewlett-Packard Canada
Introduction
Following are the key topics we will cover
Data Step Processing
PDV
Drop/Keep SAS statements
Drop/Keep dataset options
Drop/Keep statements VS dataset options
Where / If differences
_Null_ SAS statements
Understanding I/O and Dataset Size
What is a SAS Data Set?
A table, created in or for SAS, that SAS can recognize
and knows how to process. It is usually created from
datalines in one's code, or as the result of data
extraction/manipulation from either a database, a SAS
dataset, an external raw file or another program
Execution Phase
Initialize Variables to
Missing
Yes
Execute INPUT End of
Next Step
Statement File?
Execute Other
Statements No
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